Watery Hands
Navigating Love's Depths: Watery Hands by SuperchunkLyrics
When you leave this coast
Expressing a desire for the person to take the speaker along when leaving the current location (coast).
Take me with you
Requesting to be taken along on the journey, emphasizing the importance of the person to the speaker.
Because I can’t live without you
Stating the inability to live without the person, conveying a strong emotional attachment.
She’s too much like you
Comparing someone else to the person being addressed, suggesting that the other person is similar.
She’s bigger than
Describing the person as significant or grand, using the metaphor of being "bigger than pyramids."
Pyramids
Continuation of the metaphor, emphasizing the person's importance with imagery of pyramids.
On water skies
Adding imagery of water skies, possibly indicating a dynamic and fluid quality to the person.
And we both know that I’ve got bad knees
Acknowledging physical limitations (bad knees) and implying vulnerability.
For tricks I won’t do
Refusing to engage in certain behaviors or actions, maintaining personal integrity.
So I’m swimming back to you
Metaphorically returning to the person through the act of swimming, suggesting effort and determination.
Sunken white
Describing something as "sunken white" suggests a submerged or forgotten aspect that is connected to the coast.
And fully intercoastal
Referring to a coastal or water-related environment, emphasizing the interconnected nature of the surroundings.
But I still can’t forget
Expressing difficulty in forgetting a significant moment (farewell toast) related to loss or separation.
Your farewell toast to our dead
Specifically mentioning a farewell toast on the beach related to death, reinforcing a sense of loss.
On the beach
Suggesting that the speaker is reading something related to the person or the situation.
If I read these
Imagery of dropping anchor and dropping the speaker, symbolizing abandonment.
You dropped anchor and dropped me
Expressing a consequence of the person's actions, with the speaker feeling abandoned.
Now my flag flies blue
Metaphorically describing the emotional state with the flag flying blue, indicating sadness or melancholy.
So I’m swimming back to you
Reiterating the determination to return to the person through the act of swimming.
You’re made of water
Drawing a contrast between the composition of the person (water) and the speaker (sand).
I’m made of sand
Highlighting the different nature of the person and the speaker, possibly indicating a challenge in compatibility.
Don’t quit your teeth
Advising against giving up one's defenses (teeth) and suggesting intimacy through a kiss.
Just let me kiss your
Continuation of the advice, emphasizing physical contact with the person's watery hands.
Watery hands
Metaphorically expressing the desire for physical closeness and connection with the person.
Stop, watch, and do it
Commanding to stop, watch, and do it, possibly indicating a need for reflection or reconsideration.
You’re made of water
Reiteration of the contrasting nature of water and sand, emphasizing the differences between the person and the speaker.
I’m made of sand
Repetition of the idea that the person is composed of water, highlighting this characteristic.
Don’t quit your teeth
Repetition of the advice not to quit defenses (teeth) and the suggestion of intimacy through a kiss.
Just let me kiss your
Repetition of the desire for physical contact with the person's watery hands.
Watery hands
Continuation of the metaphor expressing the longing for intimacy and connection with the person.
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